Table 2.

Postoperative pain scores.

Assessment Time	Abdominal Binder	No Binder	p-Value
Entire study	(N = 56)	(N = 53)
Baseline	2.4 (0.0–6.5)	3.8 (0.0–7.5)	0.02 *
Day 1	3.4 (0.1–7.3)	4.6 (0.1–8.8)	0.01 *
Difference between Day 1 and baseline	0.7 (−5.6 to 7.3)	0.7 (−2.8 to 7.8)	0.98
Day 2	1.8 (0.0–7.7)	2.9 (0.0–8.5)	0.03 *
Difference between day 2 and baseline	−0.2 (−5.4 to 7.7)	−0.7 (−4.8 to 6.0)	0.55
Day 3	1.1 (0.0–5.3)	2.2 (0.0–6.9)	0.13
Difference between day 3 and baseline	−0.8 (−5.1 to 4.3)	−1.0 (−6.0 to 5.5)	0.80
Age ≥ 50 subgroup	(N = 37)	(N = 30)
Baseline	2.6 (1.9)	3.2 (2.4)	0.21
Day 1	3.4 (2.1)	4.8 (2.1)	0.01 *
Difference between Day 1 and baseline	0.9 (2.0)	1.6 (2.6)	0.19
Day 2	2.2 (1.6)	3.8 (2.0)	<0.01 *
Difference between day 2 and baseline	−0.4 (2.0)	0.6 (2.6)	0.08
	(N = 19)	(N = 21)
Day 3	1.4 (1.3)	3.1 (2.3)	0.01 *
Difference between day 3 and baseline	−1.2 (1.8)	0.4 (3.0)	0.05 *

Data expressed as median (range) or mean (SD), * Statistically significant.